The Steve Smith to opener experiment could determine whether he finishes his Test career as the world’s statistically best batter since Donald Bradman or yet another batting behemoth who tails off in their twilight years.  For the first time since Australia’s disastrous home series loss to South Africa in 2016, Smith has tumbled out of […]

Every player eventually retires from the game, but not every player gets to go at the time of their own choosing, and only the very few get to go out with a nice shiny new premiership ring after a Grand Final victory lap. Here are 10 players who managed to go out with a bang […]

As the end of another summer of cricket nears, the narrative surrounding the state of the Test match format has never been more alarming. While the five-day game has long been regarded as the pinnacle of the sport, its status is clearly under threat, shown by the South African squad to face New Zealand for […]

Last week I wrote how records in test cricket can last an incredibly long time before they’re broken (if they are at all). I looked at five or six records that will last the test of time, and also some records that have stood for a while but might still be broken. Pivoting to One […]

Picture it. You’ve returned to work after the Christmas break, you are slowly returning to the habits you had before the luxurious Christmas period, where work seemed like a distant memory. All of a sudden, your partner suggests going to the night time session of the Australian open, you are ripped from the monotony and […]